LOTS of debris.
Driveway, back patio & porches alone took around 3.5 hours to clear. We did those on Saturday & then tackled the yard on Sunday.
Only one very large tree down, no damage done but it's got electrical wires tangled in it so we are going to let the power company take care of that.
Our power went out around 2:30p Friday & still hasn't come back on for us (72 hours & counting). There were over 250,000 w/o power from our utility Co. alone, not counting surrounding counties. They are telling us we'll be back online by midnight tonight but they haven't even driven down our road to assess the damage.
We have generators going. They run our pump so we have running water & both refrigerators & freezer are powered along with a few light & receptacles. We are/were prepared but so many weren't. Of course, those are the ones complaining the loudest.
We have a gas grill as well as a gas cooktop so no problem preparing meals. We've had breakfast casserole (made ahead of time), grilled sausages, steaks & twice baked potatoes (taken from freezer & put in cast iron covered w/tin foil). Plus other casseroles taken from freezer & easily heated by putting in a pan on the cooktop, getting the pan hot then turning to low & covering. Only problem is that I had to move my coffee pot to a different plug, oh the horror ... lol.
We went to check on Greg's business Saturday morning & the lines for all the fast food places was ridiculous! Plus, many street lights were out & should have been treated as 4 way stops but it seems that no one knows how to do that. People can be so stupid.
Greg's business is fine but he doesn't have power either. He opened today & is running registers off of a generator.
It could have been so much worse so we are thankful for our safety & the fact that we have provisions so we don't have to run around town trying to find gas & supplies.
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Glad to hear you made it through the storm OK. Like you I'm glad for my generator as it made the event tolerable. No home damage here but others have trees on their homes.
(Why won't blogger let you post pictures?) Do they hate prepared people! :-)
Ha, I guess that's it Mike. Do you guys have power yet?
Had power back on 2:00pm Saturday. Was nice to be able to run the A/C an dry the humidity out of the house.
The humidity was kinda bad on Saturday but has been great since then, for us anyway. 8:00pm Monday & still no power, no problem though, still have generators running.
So glad you all are well, and property is, too. Pays to be prepared!
Isn't it nice that you were prepared? It isn't hard to be, yet so many people don't have a clue. It's very telling, when there are long lines out of the fast food joints. Glad you and your husband are okay - hope your power comes on soon!
Thanks Susan. Our 'ticket' has now been assigned to a crew as of 7:00a this morning. Hoping that crew gets here today.
Glad you weathered the storm! It is amazing to me how many people lack the basic emergency preparedness skills. Hope your power is finally on. Generators are great but I am sure some quiet would be appreciated :)
Thanks Tonya. No quiet yet, they cleared the trees today but still no power 125 hours later. Can't complain though, have generators will make noise..... Have text from utility co. that we will have power on at 4:00a tomorrow. Hope I'm not awake to celebrate.
Wow, so glad you didn't have it worse. And you were prepared to eat well, good for you! And at least that horrendous hot weather is behind us. That helps.
Thanks Leigh.
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